I need Consoling: Bought Hp DV-6565us and now HP DV-9428nr is the same price i.e. $1000

Hi guys, well I bought the Hp DV-6565-us at Circuit City on Thursday I havent used it yet as im on vacation and am returning next Monday.

Anyhow, initially I had wanted the Hp-9428nr it was $1000 briefly a couple weeks ago but when I was ready to buy it was $1149 so I told my Mom to go ahead with the HP-DV6565.

Now BestBuy has dropped the DV-9428nr once again to $999 and im so disappointed. I dont want to bother my mother at all do you guys think I should ask her to return it for me on Thursday?

DV-6565-us specs:

Processor
Processor brand Intel®
Processor type Core 2 Duo
Processor speed 1.50GHz
Bus speed 667MHz
Level 2 cache 2MB
Memory
RAM 2GB
Memory type (RAM) Info unavailable
RAM expandable to: 2GB
Storage/Drives
Hard drive speed 4200RPM
Hard drive size 200GB
Burns DVDs Yes
Graphics and sound
Screen size (diagonal) 15.4"
Maximum screen resolution 1280 x 800
Video memory 384MB
Video memory type Shared
Ports
USB 2.0 3
Firewire 1
Infrared port Yes
PC card No
Express card Yes
S-video out Yes
Media card slot Yes
VGA Yes
TV tuner No
Internet/networking
Dial-up modem Included
Ethernet Yes
Wireless 802.11a/g/n
Bluetooth No
Built-in webcam Yes
General features
Operating system Windows® Vista Home Premium
Warranty Parts 12 Months
Warranty Labor 12 Months
Dimensions
Height 1.7 inches
Width 14.1 inches
Depth 10.1 inches
Weight 6.1 lbs.


DV-9428nr specs:

Product Details

Warranty Terms - Parts 1 year limited

Warranty Terms - Labor 1 year limited

Product Height 1.6"

Product Width 11.7"

Product Weight 7.8 lbs.

Product Depth 15.2"

Processor Brand AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2

Processor Speed 2.2GHz

Display Type WXGA+ high-definition widescreen with BrightView technology (1440 x 900)

Screen Size 17"

System Bus Up to 1600MHz

Cache Memory 512KB + 512KB on die Level 2

System Memory (RAM) 2GB

System Memory (RAM) Expandable To Nonexpandable

Type of Memory (RAM) DDR2

Hard Drive Type Serial ATA (5400 rpm)

Hard Drive Size 240GB

Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW

Optical Drive Speeds Drive speeds not available

Direct-Disc Labeling No

Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader

Diskette Drive No

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA)

Video Memory Up to 559MB total available graphics memory

Personal Video Recorder (PVR) No

TV Tuner No

MPEG Yes

Modem 56 Kbps*
*Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.

Networking Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)

Wireless Networking Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)

S-Video Outputs 1

Additional Audio/Video Connectors SPDIF digital audio out

Audio Altec Lansing

Speakers Built-in

PCMCIA Slots 1 ExpressCard 34/54

USB 2.0 Ports 4

IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports 1

Parallel Ports None

Serial Ports None

Game Ports None

Notebook Weight Standard (more than 6 lbs.

Battery Type Lithium-ion

Pointing Device Touchpad with on/off and dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad

Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium


Included Software Microsoft Works; Adobe Acrobat Reader; Hewlett-Packard QuickPlay, Photosmart Essentials; muvee autoProducer Basic Edition; Roxio Creator 9 Basic and more



Guys im sooo sad right now

I cant believe it im stuck with the DV-6565 when the DV-9428 is available for the same price.

See links to items here:

Circuit City's DV-6565-us http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-P...85543/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Best Buy's DV-9428-nr http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8404229&type=product&id=1180743304715

It sucks to be me.

Thanks in advance for all your replies.

 

If you have to ask, you already know what you want to do.

Get what you want . . . otherwise you will be posting polls the rest of your life.

 

Do you play games? If you do, stick with the 15.4". The 8400M GS is a lot better than the 6150, and is a lot newer with DX10 support as well.

 

I doubt CC will let you return it if there arent any problems with the system without slapping 15% restocking fee. They might let you exchange if you havent opened up the box with another system of equivalent/higher price. But you will have to ask at the store and check out whether its possible to do this.

Having said that the dv6565us is still a pretty decent system and unless the bigger screen,faster cpu and dual hard drives are a deal breaker for you, I would suggest keeping the dv6565us. You avoid the hassle of trying to return it and the 1.5GHz Core 2 Duo is still quiet capable and coupled with 2GB RAM it shouldnt have any issues running everyday applications or Vista.

The dv6565us has the X3100 not the 8400m.

 

If CC takes it back with a 0% restocking fee, then go for it. Otherwise, they'll likely charge you 15% to return it, in which case it's not worth it at all.

 

If you haven't opened it there should be no restocking fee.

 

I would stick with what you have, like stated earlier, the 8400 is so much better then the 6150

 

As miner said the laptop in question does not have the 8400.

Anyway, it probably is not worth exchanging unless there is no fee. Otherwise, keep what you have and it will serve you well.

 

If the box hasn't had its seal broken and it is under 14 days, you can get a full refund from CC. Been there, done that!

 

Hey guys it told my mother to break the seal the same day she bought it to ensure everything was in the box. I did this because I knew of their 14 day return policy and since I may have very well have stayed additional days I wanted to ensure everything was present in the box.

So I guess im stuck with this crappy laptop.

I will put it up for sale as soon as I come back.

This is my first circuit city purchase over let's say $20 always patronizing Best Buy and it so mad with myself for breaking my pattern.

Thanks again for all your replies.

 

Hey guys I bought the DV-9428nr from Best Buy it freaking ROCKS!!!
I love it and of course I thanked my Mom for travelling another xx miles to buy it for me.

Now I have two laptops and am putting the DV-6565us up for sale.

Ive already started getting calls.

ROCK ON HP, ROCK ON!!!

 

Im looking into buying one for my parents. They arent into gaming just normal everyday use like surfing, email and webcamming with us when they go to florida for the winter? Would anyone here really say this is a crappy laptop? Also, does the Intel X3100 support Aeros functionality?

 

The ad for the DV9428-nr doesnt mention anything about wireless? Does it have wifi? and which card?

 

For normal basic use, it is a pretty good laptop. There shouldnt be any problems with Aero either.

Its the Broadcom 802.11b/g dual band wifi card.

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